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Some 47 per cent of landlords incorrectly believe the need for EPC C rating is only guidance, not the law. That’s the...

The government has made no estimate of the number of people unable to meet housing costs due to the freeze on...

Councils are to be given powers to enact huge tax increases on second homes and empty properties, the Scottish Government proposes. New...

Six in 10 landlords support minimum property standards for the private rented sector, Paragon Bank research has found. The government has pledged...

A London landlord has been found guilty of not licensing three buy to lets. Gurbachan Matharu from Dagenham was found guilty at...

The Generation Rent activist group says the government’s proposed clampdown on short let landlords does not go far enough. At the end...

Jo Eccles, director of London-focussed buying agency and property consultancy Eccord, says she is witnessing some landlords willing to quit the...

Landlords who bought soon after the launch of the first buy-to-let mortgage in 1996 are retiring in increasing numbers.   Research from lettings...

A lettings agency says its research shows that higher interest rates have not been passed on to tenants through higher rent. Barrows...

A UK holiday lets firm insists the sector is in good health despite the return of foreign vacations and the end...

Proposed minimum energy efficiency standards regulation in England could leave residential landlords facing a £17.9 billion bill, a lettings agency warns. The...

Over 175 investors have put well over a combined £1m into a property management tech business targeting landlords. Digital platform EVO -...

Tax expert David Hannah claims that the government's 12 new high-growth investment zones have already begun to drive property prices in...

Mortgage industry tech firm Twenty7tec says March 2023 saw the highest-ever volume of Buy To Let mortgage searches in a single...

Ahead of World Earth Day next week an expert has listed advice tips for holiday let owners to make their homes...

New rules making it tougher for people to let houses via AirBnb and other short let platforms have been unveiled by...

Landlords in a county in England may be issued with a Compliance Notice as part of a clampdown to improve the...

Virgin Money has cut a range of its core, exclusive and buy to let deals. BTL core and exclusive highlights include -...

West London landlord Shashibhushan Vyas, from Isleworth, has been fined over £115,500 for illegally converting a side extension into a separate...

New data released by the Nationwide shows house prices in every region of the UK slowing - and in most of...

The controversial Section 21 powers are neither overused by landlords, nor abused by them - despite some organisations claiming otherwise. Research by...

A prominent estate agency says landlords and other property owners considering selling this spring must be realistic about asking prices. Savills -...

One of Scotland’s largest lettings agencies is voicing concern over what it calls “the lack of balance” in the Scottish government’s...

The managing director of a major holiday lets firm is urging landlords to make their properties dog friendly if they want...

As landlords face losses as high as £7,500 this year – thanks to increased mortgage and living costs alongside a tax overhaul...

Landlord Today receives a number of unsolicited contributions from readers. These are always welcome but few are as well argued and...

Two of the most prominent campaigners over rent controls - albeit one on either side of the argument - have had...

An industry trade group claims inventories conducted by lettings agents may be seen as biased towards landlords rather than truly independent. Daniel...

A survey of 2,000 tenants in England and Wales shows that some 23 per cent claim to be struggling to pay...

After a hectic period of rent rises it appears that the lettings market is at a standstill according to PropTech firm...

An immediate private sector rent freeze and eviction ban for the duration of the cost of living crisis is the key...

Landlords are being encouraged to contribute to a crowdfunding campaign to take legal action regarding rent caps and eviction bans. It follows...

The government’s Valuation Office Agency has set out the eligibility rules which now  apply to self-catering properties in England and Wales. Properties...

Landlords in a county in England may be issued with a Compliance Notice as part of a clampdown to improve the...

A London landlord has been ordered to pay over £33,000 in costs for illegally running an HMO. The three-bedroom HMO was identified...

A new Tory-controlled super-council, which came into force at the weekend and combines eight previous local authorities, has announced an immediate...

The Section 24 parliamentary petition, seeking to persuade MPs to reinstate mortgage interest tax relief for landlords, is still struggling for...

Over half of young landlords would provide support to tenants during the cost of living crisis if they were asked, it’s...

A tax expert has set out top tips for landlords as they embark on a new financial year. Mike Parkes, tax expert...

The latest HomeLet rental index shows that UK average rental prices are continuing to rise after a previous drop in prices...

A Conservative-leaning think tank and campaigning charity Shelter have released a book of essays on renting and housing. A statement from Bright...

Buy to let specialist lender Landbay has brought back its green five-year fixed rate range as well as launching two new...

Landlords in a county in England may be issued with a Compliance Notice as part of a clampdown to improve the...

A rogue landlord has been sentenced to 10 months in prison at Chesterfield Crown Court for the state of his properties. In...

The Scottish Government - which is already implementing a rent cap and eviction ban for the private sector - is now...

The Nationwide says March saw a further decline in house prices - they are down 3.1 per cent compared with the...

Airbnb is offering a £100 travel coupon to new Hosts welcoming their first Airbnb guest during the King’s Coronation in London...

West London landlord Shashibhushan Vyas, from Isleworth, has been fined over £115,500 for illegally converting a side extension into a separate...

The Generation Rent campaign has criticised the current government for failing to increase energy efficiency standards in the private rental sector. A...

A mortgage chief has accused local authorities of treating private landlords like cash machines. Justin May, chief executive of EHF Mortgages, makes...

Eight criminal landlords - three of them companies - have been fined approaching half a million pounds. They were prosecuted for offences...

Veteran Labour left winger Dianne Abbott has accused the government of helping private landlords over tenants. In an article in the Left...

The Mortgage Works, the specialist buy to let mortgage wing of the Nationwide Building Society, has revised its product range for...

The plans of many local authorities to double the council tax levels for second homes and some empty properties from April...

Figures contained in the government’s new action plan to tackle anti-social behaviour reveal the depth of the problem amongst tenants. The plan...

A think tank is accusing landlords of being unwilling to spend money on insulating draughty rental properties. The cross-party Social Market Foundation...

Typical monthly interest payments on buy to let mortgages have soared by an average 75.7 per cent in the past year.  Landlords...

Shelter claims that private renters who complained to their landlord, letting agent or local council in the last three years were...

The Green Party’s co-leader Carla Denyer has branded the government’s Right To Buy scheme as a “slum landlord’s charter”.  Denyer made the...

The Housing Ombudsman has released its special investigation into Rochdale Boroughwide Housing, the social housing provider which supplied accommodation to Awaab...

The new director of Generation Rent is Ben Twomey, who takes over from Baroness Alicia Kennedy on June 14. A statement from...

A series of officials carried out a morning visit to an illegal House of Multiple Occupation suspected of involvement in modern...

A new study by a mortgages website says it reveals the best places for buy to let investors to purchase properties. Money...

A rogue landlord has been ordered to pay over £15,000 after illegally altering buildings he let out as HMOs in the...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove says he’s going to make changes to the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill currently going through Parliament...

Landlords have only until Friday to have their say on levying council tax on HMO properties.  This issue has been controversial in lettings...

Location Location Location star Phil Spencer - a former buying agent - says he’s “particularly worried” about the private rental sector. He...

A senior financial analyst says “runaway rents” are destroying the financial resilience of tenants. Sarah Coles, head of personal finance at business...

A landlord has been prosecuted after construction and renovation waste from his rental property was found dumped in Cottenham. The dumped rubbish...

Landlords are to be given more powers to evict unruly tenants who ruin neighbours’ lives through persistent noise or by being...

Housing Secretary Michael Gove has pledged that the long awaited Rental Reform Bill will be introduced into the Commons in two...

The government will this week announce a new consultation on private rental sector energy efficiency - in particular, insulation. This will be...

There have been no fewer than 10 different enquiries into selective licensing of landlords or rental properties by local councils -...

Shelter says it welcomes a ruling by The Property Ombudsman that agents and landlords exercising a blanket ban on tenants with...

The government has taken the first step to introducing a mandatory ombudsman scheme which private landlord must join. It’s published what is...

Many indices suggest house prices have already dipped, at least slightly, but “forward-looking indication don’t look brilliant either” according to one...

A new How To Rent guide has been released today by the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. Trade bodies were...

One in 10 landlords plan to exit the sector following the absence of any government help in the Budget. That’s the claim...

The government has pulled together the latest guidance on Right To Rent, appropriate to landlords, lettings agents and home owners who...

The Bank of England has raised base rate by 0.25 per cent to 4.25 per cent - the highest level since...

Housing minister Rachel Maclean is quoted as saying her government’s policies are NOT driving landlords out of the private rental sector. The...

Landlords converting a property of any size to rent out on multiple tenancies in seven areas of a London borough could...

Tax changes in the private rented sector have contributed to the loss of £1.5 billion in Treasury revenue, according to a...

Landlords are being invited to attend a free webinar about disrepair in residential property. The event takes place next Wednesday, March 29,...

Resident satisfaction amongst Build To Rent tenants is falling for the first time since reviews were first collected five years ago. A...

A business consultancy is reporting a rise in stamp duty paid by landlords and other home buyers - but is warning...

Local news outlets in Somerset are reporting that some properties in the county are listed on Airbnb and other short let...

A quarter of holiday let owners are very worried about the potential of new regulations or fees being enforced following the...

Landlords have helped drive an improvement in standards in privately rented property, with four in five upgrading each rental home they...

Rents are up significantly in all regions and most notably in Greater London and Scotland according to the property website Home. It...

There’s a 50:50 chance of yet another Bank of England base rate rise this week according to a leading business analyst. Susannah...

First the troubled John Lewis Partnership announced plans to create Build To Rent properties around or on top of Waitrose stories;...

The London Mayor has been told to act urgently against the landlords of so-called ‘exempt accommodation’ in London. This is the largely-unregulated...

A landlord has been ordered to pay more than £1,600 after pleading guilty to an illegal eviction. Grace Young of Derby let...

The landlord of two flats in Cardiff has been fined over £4,500 for failing to fix fire safety defects after being...

A tax expert claims the government’s move to abolish the lifetime allowance for pension contributions may damage the buy to let...

A third of landlords say that the scrapping of Section 21 is of major concern to them according to a Mortgages...

Investment platform Platinum Property Partners has been acquired by a group of long-standing franchisees. And they’re pledging to how PPP’s investment in...

The government has indicated that the delayed publication of the latest How To Rent document is to be Friday March 24. The...

The average price of property coming to the market rises by 0.8 per cent this month to £365,357, reports Rightmove. This is...